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Ang mga Unang Tagasunod ni David Mula sa Lipi ni Benjamin

12 Narito ang mga lalaking pumunta sa Ziklag at sumama kay David noong siya'y nagtatago kay Saul. Sila'y kilalang mandirigma, kaliwa't kanan kung gumamit ng pana, at asintado sa tirador. Sa lipi ni Benjamin mula sa angkan ni Saul: si Ahiezer, ang pinakapinuno at si Joas ang pangalawa, parehong anak ni Semaa na taga-Gibea; sina Jeziel at Pelet na mga anak ni Azmavet; sina Beraca at Jehu na parehong taga-Anatot; si Ismaias, na taga-Gibeon, isa sa mga pinuno ng Tatlumpu; sina Jeremias, Jahaziel, Johanan at Jozabad na mga taga-Gedera; sina Eluzai, Jerimot, Bealias, Semarias at Sefatias na taga-Haruf; sina Elkana, Isaias, Azarel, Joezer at Jasobeam na buhat sa angkan ni Korah; sina Jocla at Zebadias na mga anak ni Jeroham na taga-Gedor.

Ang mga Tagasunod ni David Mula sa Lipi ni Gad

Sa lipi ni Gad, ang sumama kay David ay mga mahusay na mandirigma at sanay sa paggamit ng sibat at kalasag, mababagsik na parang leon at kung kumilos ay simbilis ng mga usa sa bundok. Ang pinakapinuno nila ay si Eser at ang iba pa ayon sa pagkakasunud-sunod ay sina Obadias, Eliab, 10 Mismana, Jeremias, 11 Atai, Eliel, 12 Johanan, Elzabad, 13 Jeremias at Macbanai. 14 Ang mga ito'y mga opisyal ng hukbo na ang pinakamaliit na pinapamahalaan ay hindi bababâ sa isang daan at ang pinakamalaki ay isang libo. 15 Sila ang tumawid sa Ilog Jordan nang unang buwan na ito'y umaapaw at naging dahilan nang paglikas ng mga taong naninirahan sa silangan at kanluran ng kapatagan doon.

Ang mga Tagasunod ni David Mula sa mga Lipi nina Benjamin at Juda

16 May iba pang mga tauhan mula sa mga lipi nina Benjamin at Juda na sumama na rin kay David. 17 Ang mga ito'y sinalubong ni David na nagsasabing, “Kung naparito kayo bilang mga kaibigan, tatanggapin ko kayo. Ngunit kung mga kaaway, kahit wala pa akong nagagawang karahasan, hatulan nawa kayo ng Diyos ng aming mga ninuno.” 18 Noon din si Amasai na pinuno ng Tatlumpu ay kinasihan ng Espiritu ng Diyos at nagsabi:

“Kami'y sa iyo, O David, kami'y kakampi mo, anak ni Jesse!
Kapayapaan nawa'y sumaiyo at sa mga kapanalig mo!
Sapagkat Diyos ang iyong katulong.”

Malugod silang tinanggap ni David at ginawa silang mga pinuno sa kanyang hukbo.

Ang mga Tagasunod ni David Mula sa Lipi ni Manases

19 Mayroon ding mula sa lipi ni Manases na nakiisa kay David nang kanilang sasalakayin si Saul, kasama ng mga Filisteo. Hindi na natuloy ang pagtulong niya sa mga Filisteo sapagkat hindi nagtiwala sa kanya ang mga pinuno nito. Siya'y pinaalis at sinabi, “Malalagay lamang sa panganib ang ating buhay, sapagkat tiyak na kay Saul pa rin papanig ang taong iyan!” 20 Nang bumalik na si David sa Ziklag, dumating nga sa kanya ang mga tauhan mula sa lipi ni Manases. Ito'y sina Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Micael, Jozabad, Eliu at Zilletai. Bawat isa sa kanila'y pinuno ng sanlibong kawal. 21 Malaki ang naitulong nila kay David at sa kanyang mga tauhan, sapagkat sanay silang mandirigma. Ang mga ito'y ginawa niyang mga opisyal sa kanyang hukbo. 22 Araw-araw, may dumarating kay David upang tumulong, kaya't nakabuo siya ng napakalaking hukbo.

Ang Listahan ng Hukbo ni David

23 Ito ang bilang ng mga kawal na nagpunta kay David sa Hebron upang ilipat sa kanya ang pagiging hari ni Saul ayon sa pangako ni Yahweh:

24-37 Juda: 6,800 na mahuhusay gumamit ng sibat at kalasag; Simeon: 7,100 na mga kilala sa tapang at lakas; Levi: 4,600; Aaron sa pamumuno ni Joiada: 3,700; Zadok kasama ang 22 pinuno ng kanilang angkan; Benjamin, lipi ni Saul: 3,000, karamihan sa kanila'y nanatiling tapat sa angkan ni Saul; Efraim: 20,800 matatapang at kilala sa kanilang sambayanan; Kalahating lipi ni Manases: 18,000 na pinapunta upang gawing hari si David; Isacar: 200 mga pinuno kasama ang mga angkang kanilang pinamumunuan. Ang mga ito'y marunong humula ng panahon at nagpapasya kung ano ang hakbang na gagawin ng bansang Israel; Zebulun: 50,000 kawal na bihasa sa labanan at sanay sa lahat ng uri ng sandata; Neftali: 1,000 pinuno at 37,000 kawal na armado ng kalasag at sibat; Dan: 28,600 kawal na sanay sa labanan; Asher: 40,000 kawal na handa na sa labanan; Mula naman sa lipi nina Ruben, Gad at kalahating lipi ni Manases na nasa ibayo ng Jordan: 120,000 armado at bihasa sa lahat ng uri ng sandata.

38 Ang lahat ng ito ay handang makipagdigma, at nagpunta sa Hebron na iisa ang layunin: gawing hari ng Israel si David. 39 Tatlong araw silang kumain at uminom na kasama ni David sapagkat sila'y ipinaghanda roon ng kanilang mga kababayan. 40 Maging ang mga taga kalapit-bayan ng Isacar, Zebulun at Neftali ay nagdala sa kanila ng pagkain. Dumating sila roon na dala ang mga asno, kamelyo, bisiro at toro, at sari-saring pagkain tulad ng harina, igos, mga kumpol ng tinuyong ubas, alak, langis, mga toro at tupa. Nagkaroon ng malaking pagdiriwang sa buong Israel.

投奔大衛的人

12 大衛在洗革拉躲避基士的兒子掃羅的時候,有些勇士來投奔他,幫助他作戰。 他們是弓箭手,左右手都能甩石射箭,來自便雅憫支派,與掃羅同族。 他們的首領是亞希以謝,其次是約阿施,都是基比亞人示瑪的兒子,還有亞斯瑪威的兒子耶薛和毗力,以及比拉迦、亞拿突人耶戶, 統領三十位勇士的傑出戰士基遍人以實買雅,另有耶利米、雅哈悉、約哈難、基得拉人約撒拔、 伊利烏賽、耶利摩、比亞利雅、示瑪利雅、哈律弗人示法提雅、 可拉人以利加拿、耶西亞、亞薩列、約以謝、雅朔班、 基多人耶羅罕的兒子猶拉和西巴第雅。

有些迦得支派的人到曠野的堡壘投奔大衛,他們作戰英勇,善用盾和矛,貌似雄獅,快如山鹿。 他們為首的是以薛,其次是俄巴底雅,第三是以利押, 10 第四是彌施瑪拿,第五是耶利米, 11 第六是亞太,第七是以利業, 12 第八是約哈難,第九是以利薩巴, 13 第十是耶利米,第十一是末巴奈。 14 他們都是迦得支派的將領,級別最低的統領一百人,最高的統領一千人。 15 一月,約旦河水漲過兩岸的時候,他們渡到河對岸,把住在平原的人打得東奔西逃。

16 便雅憫支派和猶大支派中也有人到堡壘投奔大衛, 17 大衛出去迎接他們,說:「如果你們是好心來幫助我的,我就與你們結盟,但如果你們把我這無罪之人出賣給敵人,願我們祖先的上帝鑒察、懲罰你們。」 18 當時,上帝的靈感動那三十位勇士的首領亞瑪撒,他就說:

「大衛啊,我們是你的人!
耶西的兒子啊,我們擁護你!
願你無比昌盛!
願幫助你的人也都昌盛!
因為你的上帝幫助你。」

大衛便收留他們,派他們統領他的隊伍。

19 從前,大衛和非利士人一同去攻打掃羅的時候,有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛。但大衛及其部下沒有幫助非利士人作戰,因為非利士人的首領商議後,害怕大衛拿著非利士人的頭顱去歸順他的主人掃羅,便讓他們走了。 20 大衛回洗革拉的時候,瑪拿西支派的千夫長押拿、約撒拔、耶疊、米迦勒、約撒拔、以利戶、洗勒太都來投奔他。 21 他們都是將領,作戰英勇,幫助大衛抗擊匪徒。 22 那時天天有人來投奔大衛,以致形成一支大軍,好像上帝的軍隊。

23 有些全副武裝的士兵也到希伯崙投奔大衛,要把掃羅的國權交給大衛,正如耶和華的應許。以下是這些人的數目: 24 從猶大支派來了手持盾牌和長矛的六千八百名戰士; 25 從西緬支派來了七千一百名英勇的戰士; 26 從利未支派來了四千六百人; 27 亞倫家族中的首領耶何耶大和他的三千七百個隨從; 28 年輕、英勇的撒督和他家族的二十二個將領; 29 掃羅的親族、便雅憫支派中有三千人,大部分便雅憫人仍然效忠掃羅家; 30 來自以法蓮支派、在本族中有名望的兩萬零八百個英勇的戰士; 31 來自瑪拿西半個支派、被點名選出來擁立大衛做王的一萬八千人; 32 來自以薩迦支派、洞悉時事且深明以色列當行之道、統領族人的二百位族長; 33 來自西布倫支派、能征善戰、擁有各種兵器、訓練有素、忠心耿耿的五萬人; 34 來自拿弗他利支派的一千名將領和三萬七千名手持盾牌和長矛的隨從; 35 來自但支派的兩萬八千六百名訓練有素的人; 36 來自亞設支派的四萬名訓練有素的戰士; 37 來自約旦河東邊的呂便支派、迦得支派和瑪拿西半個支派的十二萬擁有各種兵器的人。

38 以上這些人都是能征善戰的勇士,他們誠心誠意地到希伯崙擁立大衛做以色列王,其餘的以色列人也都萬眾一心地要立大衛做王。 39 他們在那裡與大衛一起吃喝了三天,因為他們的親族為他們預備了食物。 40 他們周圍的人,遠至以薩迦、西布倫和拿弗他利支派的人,都用驢、駱駝、騾子和牛馱來麵餅、無花果餅、葡萄乾、酒和油,又牽來許多牛和羊,以色列境內充滿了歡樂。

12 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite.

And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,

Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,

And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.

14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

18 Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

19 And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

21 And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

22 For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.

24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.

25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.

29 And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.

30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.

31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.

34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.

35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.

37 And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.

38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

40 Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.